Pay a debt by Xmas 08

doodledo_2

Well done Garnettgirl you are doing fab that overdraft will soon be gone

Purpleroses

i logged into an old savings account i thought i'd emptied and found £100 in there! (shows how bad with money i am or at least was) but instead of putting it towards the credit card i paid off the remaining balance of my catalogue bill thus getting rid of one more debt woo!

marygoodwife

hi can i join, i had 7000.00 on my halifax card in jan im down to 5k but they have just upped the rate by 5% im gutted my overdraft was cheaper but they sent me a letter to say they have cut it from 4k to 50 quid how bad is that.....

doodledo_2

marygoodwife wrote: »

hi can i join, i had 7000.00 on my halifax card in jan im down to 5k but they have just upped the rate by 5% im gutted my overdraft was cheaper but they sent me a letter to say they have cut it from 4k to 50 quid how bad is that.....

Welcome to the thread, I will add you to the list. Is it the full £5k you are aiming to clear by Xmas?

nekosuki

Doodledo - add me in please, I'm hoping to pay off my Barclaycard by the end of the month as I'm sticking 2 fingers up to the tax man and selling my old banger!!

garnettgirl

I've got car and home insurance expiring late in August so I'll be hitting quidco big style next month to see how much I can get whilst trying to keep the premiums around the same as they are at the moment. Did a quick quote with Lloyds for home insurance and for £2 a month more than I'm on at the moment, I can have £120 cashback, but I'll look more in detail at them 2-3 weeks time.

Unfortunately though both tax and MOT run out on 31 July (gulp) god knows how I'm going to factor that in AND try to reduce the overdraft over the next few weeks!

doodledo_2

Nekosuki - welcome to the thread I have added you to my list.

Garnettgirl - I got £100 cashback through Privilege when I renewed my insurance and they were half the premium I was paying to, saved myself £20 a month. They paid out within about two months as well.

We have car tax on one of our cars at the end of Aug. Hubbys car is one of the top ones too so costs a blinking small fortune :mad:

nekosuki

doodledo wrote: »

Nekosuki - welcome to the thread I have added you to my list.

Thanks!! I'm going to throw the £20 a month saving on the car insurance at those beastly debts too. :dance:

novagirl

Seems like there are a few of us having to buy road tax at the end of the month
I keep chipping away at my Tesco card here and there. Going to bank some coins I found in my car and around my house tomorrow and then transfer that to the card. Love this challenge

doodledo_2

Evening everyone how we doing?

Not much happening here, I hate this time of the month when you start counting down the days till Payday.